Colchester vs Accrington Stanley Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Walker, Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 4, 21:00 | 4 min read

Colchester United FC

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Accrington Stanley FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

U's Should Have the Edge

If you agree with our verdict that Colchester will have the edge when clashing with Accrington Stanley, then you can back the home team at 1.85. We’re expecting a return with this Full-Time Result bet.

1-1 Draw When Teams Last Met

Colchester United were defeated in their last game. On the road, they suffered a 3-2 loss against Swindon Town at County Ground.

Accrington Stanley won their previous game, beating Grimsby Town at home. It was a 3-2 victory at Wham Stadium.

Colchester are unbeaten when it comes to the past three meetings against Stanley, with the last encounter ending in a 1-1 draw at Wham Stadium. The past 3 H2H matches have involved two draws and one Colchester win.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 Colchester logo Colchester 45 16 18 11 52 47 5 52:47 66
19 Accr. Stanley logo Accr. Stanley 45 12 14 19 53 68 -15 53:68 50
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Confirmed Lineups

Colchester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matt Macey (GK), Mandela Egbo, Tom Flanagan, Aaron Donnelly, Frankie Terry, Oscar Thorn, Teddy Bishop, Jack Payne, Jamie McDonnell, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor.

Accrington Stanley confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): William Crellin (GK), Donald Love, Farrend Rawson, Zach Awe, Ben Woods, Shaun Whalley, Dan Martin, Ashley Hunter, Nelson Khumbeni, Josh Woods, Tyler Walton.

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Expert League Two Analysis

It’s always a case of checking out the latest team news to make expert football recommendations. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the stats that are the most valuable.

Key Colchester vs Accrington Stanley league stats:

  • Stanley have lost 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • Stanley have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.

Colchester vs Accrington Stanley Prediction

We believe there’s a strong case for siding with Colchester. That’s because we think they could prove too strong in this League Two encounter and odds of 1.85 are highly attractive.

There are lots of different ways to back Colchester and this includes combining them with the Both Teams to Score No betting option. Get bigger odds for this selection.

Colchester to Win Probability

According to the bookies, our pick has a 54.1% chance of landing a return. However, our experts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Colchester Colchester logo 2 - 1 Stanley logo Stanley

Our prediction for the correct score is Colchester to land a 2-1 victory and this is available at 7.50. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

Colchester vs Accrington Stanley Odds

Colchester United are the 1.80 favourites and that means a 56% chance of winning this League Two match according to the betting odds at the bookies. Accrington Stanley are regarded as the least likely winner at 4.75.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. There are two Both Teams to Score options, with Yes on offer at 1.91 and No at 1.80.

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Team Stats

Colchester logo Colchester Stats

Accrington Stanley logo Accrington Stanley Stats

Full time Result

  • 3 wins, 1 defeats and 6 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Colchester vs Stanley team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Colchester vs Accrington Stanley Lineups

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Accrington Stanley Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Matt Macey
18 Mandela Egbo 6 Tom Flanagan 25 Aaron Donnelly 40 Frankie Terry
31 Oscar Thorn 8 Teddy Bishop
10 Jack Payne 15 Jamie McDonnell 21 Owura Edwards
33 Lyle Taylor
13 William Crellin
2 Donald Love 5 Farrend Rawson 4 Zach Awe 8 Ben Woods
7 Shaun Whalley 22 Dan Martin
45 Ashley Hunter 14 Nelson Khumbeni 39 Josh Woods
23 Tyler Walton

Accrington Stanley Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Colchester Substitutes

  • 4Fiacre Kelleher
  • 5Ben Goodliffe
  • 7Harry Anderson
  • 11John-Kymani Gordon
  • 12Tom Smith
  • 14Tom Hopper
  • 16Arthur Read

Accrington Stanley Substitutes

  • 1Michael Kelly
  • 9Kelsey Mooney
  • 10Alex Henderson
  • 11Jimmy Knowles
  • 16Jake Batty
  • 20Charlie Brown
  • 28Seamus Conneely

Previous Colchester Lineups

01 Jan League Two
Swindon 3-2 Colchester
29 Dec League Two
Colchester 1-1 Doncaster
26 Dec League Two
Colchester 2-0 Gillingham
21 Dec League Two
Crewe 0-0 Colchester
14 Dec League Two
Colchester 0-0 Newport
04 Dec League Two
Colchester 4-0 Swindon

Previous Accrington Stanley Lineups

01 Jan League Two
Accr. Stanley 3-2 Grimsby
29 Dec League Two
Carlisle 2-1 Accr. Stanley
21 Dec League Two
Accr. Stanley 0-2 Salford
17 Dec League Two
Fleetwood 1-1 Accr. Stanley
07 Dec League Two
Accr. Stanley 1-2 Bromley
04 Dec League Two
Grimsby 5-2 Accr. Stanley

Team Squads

Colchester Squad

Accrington Stanley Squad

England FlagLeague Two Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Doncaster 45 23 12 10 71:49 81
2 Port Vale 45 22 14 9 65:45 80
3 Bradford 45 21 12 12 63:45 75
4 Walsall 45 20 14 11 74:54 74
5 Notts County 45 20 12 13 67:47 72
6 Wimbledon 45 19 13 13 55:35 70
7 Salford 45 18 14 13 62:52 68
8 Grimsby 45 20 8 17 61:66 68
9 Chesterfield 45 18 13 14 72:54 67
10 Colchester 45 16 18 11 52:47 66
11 Bromley 45 16 15 14 61:59 63
12 Crewe 45 15 17 13 49:47 62
13 Swindon 45 15 16 14 71:63 61
14 Fleetwood 45 15 15 15 60:59 60
15 Cheltenham 45 16 12 17 60:67 60
16 Barrow 45 15 13 17 52:50 58
17 Gillingham 45 13 16 16 40:46 55
18 MK Dons 45 14 9 22 52:66 51
19 Accr. Stanley 45 12 14 19 53:68 50
20 Harrogate 45 13 11 21 41:60 50
21 Newport 45 13 10 22 51:72 49
22 Tranmere 45 11 15 19 41:64 48
23 Carlisle 45 10 11 24 42:69 41
24 Morecambe 45 10 6 29 39:70 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bradford 22 16 4 2 38:13 52
2 Wimbledon 23 13 5 5 35:16 44
3 Port Vale 22 12 7 3 34:17 43
4 Doncaster 23 12 7 4 38:23 43
5 Walsall 23 12 6 5 46:32 42
6 Chesterfield 23 10 10 3 41:27 40
7 Colchester 22 10 7 5 28:15 37
8 Barrow 23 10 7 6 34:22 37
9 Cheltenham 23 10 6 7 32:31 36
10 Notts County 22 10 5 7 30:19 35
11 Salford 23 10 5 8 32:28 35
12 Gillingham 23 10 5 8 24:20 35
13 Newport 22 10 5 7 31:28 35
14 Swindon 22 9 7 6 39:33 34
15 Harrogate 23 10 4 9 26:31 34
16 Crewe 22 9 6 7 30:26 33
17 Fleetwood 23 7 12 4 24:21 33
18 Tranmere 23 8 9 6 24:22 33
19 Grimsby 22 10 3 9 30:34 33
20 Bromley 22 8 7 7 32:26 31
21 MK Dons 23 8 6 9 25:25 30
22 Accr. Stanley 22 5 11 6 29:30 26
23 Carlisle 22 5 7 10 23:33 22
24 Morecambe 22 6 4 12 23:34 22

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